Madison Avenue & East 44th Street

Madison Avenue and East 44th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Fred F. French Building, one of seven Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 520 feet away, and the General Society Library is 990 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Central-42 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the 4, 5, 6 and two more. Within a five-minute walk are 35 public places and 213 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Central-42 St
480 feet · 2 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, 7, S
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
Madison Av/E 44 St · BxM7, BxM8, BxM10
Within a walk
35 places
8 trade or language schools, 7 listed historic places and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 44th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Central-42 St, 480 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    480 feet
    4 5 6 7 S

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Queens
1 line
  1. 7 …
Hudson Yards
1 line
  1. 7 …
Times Square
1 line
  1. S …

Also within a walk

  1. 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av 7, B, D, F, M
    1,240 feet
    7 B D F M
  2. 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr B, D, F, M
    0.4 miles
    B D F M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists five works at the Grand Central-42 St station, among them “Fast Track and Speedwheels” (1990) by Dan Sinclair and “Grand Central: Arches, Towers, Pyramids” (2000) by Jackie Ferrara.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Madison Av/E 44 St, 30 feet away, for the BxM7, BxM8 and BxM10.

  • 76 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 44 St BxM7, BxM8, BxM10
    30 feet
    BxM7 BxM8 BxM10

Next buses at this stop

  1. BxM7 …
  2. BxM8 …
  3. BxM10 …

Live arrivals

Madison Avenue carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 44th Street.

  • 34 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 43 St & Madison Ave 56 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at 1st Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.5 miles
  2. 277 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, April 2018
  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10017
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 5
City Council district
4
Police precinct
14
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown-Times Square
Elevation
58 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 140 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2007 and 2024.

Trees

Eleven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2023 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 44th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 3 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO MTA POLICE

South side of East 44th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 6 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 6 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

West side of Madison Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102161, 104149 and 106759.

Landmarks and historic districts

Seven buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Art Deco and Beaux-Arts, and built between 1889 and 1954.

  1. Yale Club of New York City Designated landmark
    240 feet
  2. Fred F. French Building Designated landmark
    520 feet
  3. Grand Central Terminal Designated landmark
    580 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 public places.

  • 8 trade or language schools
  • 7 listed historic places
  • 7 public spaces
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Japan Lang Forum Trade or language school
    260 feet
  2. Berkeley College - Main Campus College
    430 feet
  3. Bright Horizons at 200 Park Avenue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    680 feet
Show all 12
  1. Laboratory Inst of Merchandising College
    710 feet
  2. Berlitz Language Center Trade or language school
    880 feet
  3. Career Resource Center Trade or language school
    900 feet
  4. CDI Career Development Inst Trade or language school
    980 feet
  5. American English Center Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  6. Career Blazers Learning Center Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  7. Rennert Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  8. Bright Horizons Children’s Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,240 feet
  9. Control Data Institute Trade or language school
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bryant Park
    1,110 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Emigrant Savings Bank Public space
    640 feet
  2. Vanderbilt Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    680 feet
  3. Pershing Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,200 feet
Show all 9
  1. Public space at Bear Stearns Public space
    800 feet
  2. Public space at Philip Morris Public space
    1,060 feet
  3. Public space at 489 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,070 feet
  4. Public space at 270 Park Avenue Public space
    1,150 feet
  5. Public space at 415 Madison Avenue Public space
    1,170 feet
  6. Public space at 575 Fifth Avenue Public space
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sidewalk Clock at 522 5th Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    570 feet
  2. Century Association Building Listed historic place
    920 feet
  3. The General Society Library Research library · listed historic place
    990 feet
Show all 10
  1. NY Public Library Research Libraries Research library
    1,040 feet
  2. Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Library
    1,050 feet
  3. Harvard Club of New York City Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  4. New York Yacht Club Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  5. Webster Hotel Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
  6. Association of the Bar of the City of New York Listed historic place
    1,270 feet
  7. Grand Central Terminal (Boundary Increase: Park Avenue Viaduct) Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Unification Church House of worship
    910 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bryant Post Office
    950 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    390 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    390 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    720 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 213 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 44th Street or Madison Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.